Warm-Up & Fame Occupations

1. Warm-Up & Fame Occupations

Warm-Up & Fame
Occupations
LOOK AT T HE P HOTOS OF FA M OU S P EOPL E. CA N YOU I DE NTI F Y T HE M A N D
T HE I R OCCUPAT I ONS? W HAT HAV E T HE Y DON E TO BECOM E FA M OU S ?
1964
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2. Page 8, Exercise 1 & 2 (Personality Adjectives)

Page 8, Exercise 1 & 2 (Personality
Adjectives)
Look at the vocabulary on page 8:
bad-tempered, bossy, cautious, considerate, creative, cruel, eccentric, gullible, industrious,
insecure, intelligent, judgemental, outgoing, passionate, sociable, selfless, self-satisfied,
shrewd, spontaneous, stingy, stubborn, sympathetic, untrustworthy, vain
In pairs, decide which qualities you would need to be successful at each occupation:
author, actor, athlete, politician, singer (pop star), lawyer, heart surgeon, military officer, spy,
professional dancer, crime boss (mafia don), kindergarten teacher,
(e.g., “I think you would need to be creative and industrious to be a successful author").

3. Chinese Horoscope & Animal Traits

Chinese Horoscope & Animal Traits
Read the Chinese horoscope text on page 9.
Match each animal description with two personality adjectives from Exercise 2 (e.g., Tigers:
spontaneous, vain; Rabbits: imaginative, self-satisfied).
Match the famous people from Exercise 1 with their Chinese horoscope animal based on their
birth years.
Find your birth year animal in the chart. Do you agree with the description? Share with the class.

4. Compound Adjectives for Personality Page 9, Exercise 7

Match compound adjectives with their definitions (1–10)
Choose 5 compound adjectives and use them in clear sentences.
Example: To be successful in business, a person must have a single-minded desire to succeed in a
highly competitive environment.

5. Listening & Recycle Grammar Exercise 9

Listening & Recycle Grammar
Exercise 9
Recycle Rule: Use the present perfect for experiences without mentioning exact times, and the
past simple for events at a specific time.
Listen to three speakers describing life experiences
What are the experiences? Which are the qualities from Exercise 7
does each speaker say are important?
Listen again and complete the sentences using the correct verb form (e.g., Speaker 1 ________
(give) comedy shows all over the country).

6. End-of-Lesson Practice Exercise

Part A: Vocabulary Gap-Fill Complete the sentences using the correct personality or compound adjectives:
Someone who is relaxed, happy, and doesn't worry about things is __________-__________.
A person who acts suddenly without planning ahead is __________.
Someone who is not easily upset or hurt by negative comments from other people is __________-__________.
A person who is too proud of their physical appearance or achievements is __________.
Part B: Grammar Contrast (Past Simple vs. Present Perfect) Choose the correct form of the verbs in brackets:
Speaker 1 __________ (have / has had) a wonderful experience touring Liverpool last year.
By travelling alone across Europe, Speaker 2 __________ (made / has made) friends with a lot of people so far.
My brother __________ (didn't find / hasn't found) it difficult to stop the argument at the party last night.

7. About You

Task: Talk about your future career or life plans and how you plan to achieve them.
Using the personality and compound adjectives from pages 8 and 9, discuss the qualities
needed to help you reach your goals and why they are necessary in your opinion.
Prepare a brief presentation of about 1 or 2 minutes.